Sir P Cradock
PS/Mr Luce
Muista
CONFIDENT I AL
FROM: A C GALSWORHTY, HKD
DATE: 2 November
1984
5/11/3
186
Cc: PS
PS/PUS
Sir P, Gadock Dr Wilson o.r
HKK 040/46
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
07 NOV 1984
CEAK OFFICER
REGISTRY
INDEX
PA
Action Taken
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: MONITORING TEAM
PROBLEM
190
A 1. Sir P Nairne's letter to me of 29 October, seeking guidance on
arrangements to be made at the conclusion of the Monitoring Team's
assignment in Hong Kong.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that I reply in the terms of the attached draft
telegram.
2.
BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT
3.
Sir P Nairne seeks guidance on a number of points:
i) the timing of the despatch to London of the Monitoring
Team's report;
ii) the timing of his own return
return to London. Sir P Nairne
proposes to be in London not later than Thursday 29 November, on the assumption that Ministers may wish to have him on the spot immediately before publication of the reports in case
there are matters to be clarified;
iii) the whereabouts of the other Monitor, Mr Justice Li, at
the time when the reports are published;
iv) the line to be taken with the press after publication of
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